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1918, Hegira date '1336' 2 kr. with Ahmad Shah 1 ch., 2 ch. und 5 ch. tied by blue railway cancel "DJOULFA-ISFAHAN No. 2 22.III.19" to reverse of registered bank letter to Constantinople; slightly creased, very scarce franking

1918, "1337" in Persian numerals on 3 kr. together with Ahmed Shah 6 ch. (surface rub), tied by cds. "GOLTAYEGAN 23.VII.20" to registered stationery envelope of the Treasury General, to Teheran; a very scarce stamp on cover, signed Sadri with certificate (Persifila 611, 470B)

1921, Ports issues: 1 Kr. in violet on 12 ch., horizontal pair tied by cds. "MOHAMERAH 1-II.22" to reverse of registered commercial cover to Bombay with transit and arrival marks; a scarce multiple franking (Sadri 646)

1921, Coup d'Etat 3 ch.-5 t. with additional handstamp "SPECIMEN", unused, a scarce set, signed Sadri with certificate

1921, Coup d'Etat 5 ch. and 10 ch., tied by cds. "TEHERAN 30.V.21" to local registered envelope without arrival mark; signed Sadri with certificate (Scott 636, 638)

6 ch. tied by cds. "TEHERAN 25.V.21" to reverse of legitimate envelope to Mechedisser with arrival mark on front; a very scarce usage (Scott 637)

1927, airmail 1 ch.-30 kr. with handstamp "SPECIMEN", unused o.g., some with few perfs, generally fine

1935, "POSTES IRANIENNES" on coronation issue 1 ch.-3 t. complete, unused, 2 ch.-9ch. unmounted mint, 2 ch. with faint and very light printing crease, otherwise very fine, a scarce set, signed Sadri with certificate (Sadri 841-48, Scott 810-17)

1 ch.-3 t. with additional handstamp "Specimen", unused, a rare set, signed Sadri with certificate (Sadri 841-48S, Scott 810-17 Specimen)

Overprint on issue 1931/32, 1 ch.-27 ch., 9 values complete, unused, a fine and scarce set, signed Sadri with certificate (Sadri 849-57, Scott 818-26)

1938, imperforated souvenir sheets 60 d. and 90 d., each with additional franking (partly on front) tied to reverse of 2 registered letters to England; 60 d. small nick in top margin due to transportation and single stamps of additional franking partly with faults, blue crayon crosses going over the souvenir sheets; very scarce on cover

SERVICE: 1911, "Service" on lion 9 ch., tied by cds. "TEHERAN 13.11.12" to reverse of official stationery addressed to the postmaster in Boushire, fine and scarce, signed Sadri with certificate (Sadri 494)

CENSOR: BARFROUCH: "Barfrouch censor", small black negativ seal on cover, franked on reverse, from Barfrouch 20.7.1919 to Teheran with arrival mark, fine and scarce

BOUSHIRE: "Opened under Marshall Law", printed white label used on letter from "TAURIS 23.VIII.15" via Teheran to Boushire

BROZJAN: Black negative censor mark applied over white label on cover from Shiraz 1915 to Boushire

DEHKORD: "Censored by the military" 2 strikes in violet applied over white labels on front and reverse of cover from Ispahan 1924 to Dehkord; cover opened on 2 sides, slightly reduced at top; a very rare item

HAMADAN: "Censored by the Military", rectangular violet marking applied over printed censor label on front and reverse of commercial cover to Teheran; original contents enclosed

KAZVIN: "Kazvin Momayezi Shod" in black on postcard to Geneva, Switzerland

KHAUZESTAN: "Commiteyeh Ghian e Saadat" in black and Shiraz military censor marking, exceptionally applied in dark-blue, 2 strikes each applied over white label on front and reverse of envelope in October 1924 from Bandar-Nasseri (Ahvaz) to Ispahan, showing transit mark of Dehkord and Mohamerah; a very rare double-censored cover, with the blue marking of Shiraz possibly unique

MECHED: "Censored on behalf of Military Governing Forces", clear boxed marking in black, 2 clear strikes applied over white labels on front and reverse of cover from Meched 1921 to Teheran with arrival mark, little unfresh, very scarce

MECHED: "Meched Momayezi Shod", small oval marking in violet on reverse of cover to Birjand; envelope with vertical fold not effecting the stamps and slight marginal faults; this marking in violet is very scarce

RECHT: "Sansor Shod", black oval seal applied over white label on front and reverse of cover from Teheran 1926 to Recht

SENNEH: "Censor of Kurdistan", small negative seal applied over white label on envelope from "SENNEH 18.X.19" to Hamedan

SHIRAZ: Rectangular "Shiraz censor" and unframed (oval) "Shiraz", both in black, applied over white labels on cover from Behbehan 1924 to Shiraz with arrival mark; on front of cover another part strike of the boxed marking (here white label removed by opening); Eftekhar records only one cover showing both censor marks but in violet colour; most likely a unique item with both censor marks in black

TEHERAN: "Momayezi Shod" in blue resp. violet on 2 covers from Teheran to Ispahan and Sultanabad

WEST CASPIAN-SEA CENSOR: "CENSURÉ / Observed by the censor", 4 strikes applied over white labels on front and reverse of cover from Recht October 1921 to Teheran with arrival mark

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1898, privately produced picture postcards by A. Fischer, Teheran: Postcard 5 ch. red with one picture in blue "Partie aus dem westl. Viertel Teherans", used to Germany with arrival mark, also card with 4 pictures on postcard 5 ch. with arabesque text addressed to Belgium but uncancelled, scarce (Sadri PC16P, PC16Axp)

Postcard 5 ch. with 4 pictures in grey, used from "TEHERAN 16/11" to Belgium without arrival mark (Sadri PC16Axp)

1902/03, "Provisoir 1319" postcard 5 ch. red with additional franking 1906, 1 ch. from Sultanabad to the Netherlands and redirected to Switzerland with transit and arrival marks; some minor creasing (Sadri PC21)

Double card 5 ch. + 5 ch., used in 1903 from Kermanchah to Berlin with Baku transit mark on front and Teheran transit on reverse, reply part unused (Sadri PC18B)

1903/04, Lion 1 ch. violet, tied by straight line "REGISTERED" to postal stationery card 5 ch. red with additional franking 1904, surcharge 3 ch. on 5 ch. and 9 ch. on 1 kr. from Sultanabad to Isfahan with transit mark of Koum

1913, postcard 2 on 6 ch. on 5 ch., unused, very fine, scarce (Sadri PC28)

Postcard 2 on 6 ch. on 5 ch. used from Bushire 1916 to Shiraz with transit marks of Mohamerah and on front violet "PASSED CENSOR BUSHIRE", very fine and scarce (Sadri PC28)

Picture postcard 2 on 6 ch. on 5 ch. with 2 pictures in grey, with additional franking 3 ch. used from Teheran 1916 to Genève with Paris transit mark, some overall toning, still fine (Sadri PC28x)

1914/20, Ahmad Shah postcard 5 ch. red on light reddish orange, unused, fine and rare (Sadri PC32-"not known")

Postcard 5 ch. red on light reddish-orange, used commercially 1921 from Teheran to Switzerland (Sadri PC32)